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The Memo: Trump knocks over the guardrails, deepening Democratic panic

President Trump is pressing full steam ahead with an agenda that Democrats worry has an increasingly autocratic bent. But right now, there’s not...

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The Memo: Trump's risky gambit to strip security from Fauci, Bolton and Pompeo

President Trump has sparked fresh controversy in his first week back in office with his decision to remove security details from several prominent...

25.01.2025 90

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The Memo: Trump goes full bore against DEI

President Trump is taking full aim at diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, apparently making the calculation that the peak for such...

24.01.2025 10

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The Memo: Trump 2.0 comes into focus

President Trump’s second term is coming into much sharper focus in its first 72 hours — delighting his supporters but ringing loud alarm bells for...

23.01.2025 10

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5 takeaways as Trump returns to power

President Trump took office again Monday, completing a remarkable political comeback and becoming only the second person to serve nonconsecutive terms...

21.01.2025 3

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Trump set to be inaugurated, kicking off 100-day rush

President-elect Trump is set to be sworn in at the Capitol on Monday, solidifying his stunning return to the White House and kicking off what is...

20.01.2025 10

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The Memo: Trump set to ‘shock and awe’ with executive actions

President-elect Trump is expected to unleash a blizzard of executive orders as soon as he takes office on Monday, seeking to demonstrate he can...

20.01.2025 30

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The Memo: Flags will fly high after all for Trump’s inauguration

President-elect Trump has won at least one battle in advance of Monday’s inauguration ceremony. Flags at the U.S. Capitol will be flown at...

17.01.2025 30

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The Memo: Trump, Biden battle over credit for Israel-Hamas deal

It took more than 15 months to get a ceasefire deal in Gaza that might last. But it took no time at all for a political battle to erupt in Washington...

16.01.2025 20

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The Memo: Trump's nominees reach crucial stretch

A crucial week for President-elect Trump gets underway in earnest on Tuesday, when his nominees for key posts start going before the Senate committees...

14.01.2025 10

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The Memo: Trump-Newsom feud ramps up as Los Angeles fires rage on

The feud between President-elect Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is hitting new peaks of intensity as wildfires rage on in Los Angeles....

10.01.2025 30

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The Memo: Trump sparks political fight as L.A. wildfires rage

President-elect Trump has sparked a political battle over the wildfires ravaging Los Angeles even as those fires are still far from contained. Any...

09.01.2025 100

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The biggest political winners and losers of 2024

A year full of extraordinary drama is at its close. A former president running for reelection narrowly survived an assassination attempt. A sitting...

01.01.2025 20

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The Memo: Biden faces uncomfortable parallels with Carter

President Biden paid tribute to former President Carter soon after the 39th president’s death was announced Sunday. But Biden could have been...

31.12.2024 10

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The Memo: Democrats brace for a new Trump presidency

Democrats are bracing for a new — and, for them, bleak — political era as President-elect Trump prepares to take office for a second term....

28.12.2024 10

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The Memo: Trump walks tightrope at Mar-a-Lago press conference

President-elect Trump sought to thread a needle during his Monday press conference at Mar-a-Lago, pushing back at suggestions that his incoming...

17.12.2024 30

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The Memo: Trump revels as establishment figures pay homage at home and abroad

The second time’s a charm for President-elect Trump — at least when it comes to an election win getting him the establishment recognition he...

14.12.2024 30

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The Memo: Social media sympathy for killing of health insurance CEO sparks pushback

The battle-lines over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, and the ethics of the healthcare industry, are deepening with...

11.12.2024 40

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The Memo: Populist rage comes to forefront in reaction to UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing

The reaction to the killing of health insurance executive Brian Thompson is the latest example of the strength of visceral anti-elite sentiment...

07.12.2024 40

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The Memo: Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO uncorks anger at insurance industry

The killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street is the latest moment to shine a light on the tensions roiling American...

06.12.2024 4

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The Memo: Hegseth troubles open up Trump World palace intrigue

President-elect Trump’s nomination of Pete Hegseth to be secretary of Defense was listing badly but had not yet capsized on Wednesday evening....

05.12.2024 7

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The Memo: Right and left see 2 different stories in Daniel Penny case 

A verdict in one of the most divisive criminal trials of recent times is imminent. A jury in New York is deliberating after closing arguments...

04.12.2024 4

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The Memo: Democrats hit Biden for pardon that they see as gift to Trump

President Biden is facing blowback from his own party for his dramatic Sunday evening pardon of his son, Hunter Biden. A growing chorus of...

03.12.2024 10

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The Memo: Democrats try to figure out where they go from here

Democrats are asking what went wrong and where they go from here, as President-elect Trump prepares to take office in January.  The dust may be...

01.12.2024 4

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The Memo: Trump tariff threat muddies economic picture

President-elect Trump’s emphatic promise of new tariffs is sharpening the debate over how he will handle the economy. It’s likely the single...

29.11.2024 20

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The Memo: Trump wins biggest legal victory so far as Jack Smith pulls the plug

President-elect Trump won his biggest legal victory so far on Monday when special counsel Jack Smith announced he was seeking the dismissal of the...

26.11.2024 5

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The Memo: Trump gives himself a black eye with Gaetz misfire

President-elect Trump has suffered a self-inflicted black eye with the withdrawal of former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) from consideration as attorney...

22.11.2024 2

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The Memo: Gaetz seen as Trump pick most in danger of failing

President-elect Trump has sparked a Washington guessing game by selecting several controversial nominees for high-level posts. The question is...

21.11.2024 3

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The Memo: Gaetz and Hegseth controversies could trickle down to Trump

Allegations of inappropriate sexual conduct are complicating the paths of two of President-elect Trump’s most important nominees. In the process,...

19.11.2024 30

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The Memo: Trump spoils for a fight with controversial Cabinet picks

President-elect Trump is spoiling for a fight as he chooses the members of his incoming administration. Provocative picks from Trump keep coming....

16.11.2024 3

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Trump whirlwind lands in Washington with stunning moves

A Trump tornado hit the nation’s capital Wednesday. President-elect Trump shook up the political world with nominations for key posts that...

14.11.2024 30

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The Memo: Harris’s defeat jumbles picture for female Democratic contenders in 2028

Vice President Harris’s defeat in last week’s presidential election raises a thorny dilemma for Democrats as they look ahead to future election...

13.11.2024 4

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The Memo: Susie Wiles faces big challenges as Trump’s first chief of staff

The second Trump administration is beginning to populate, with the president-elect appointing a border czar, nominating an ambassador to the United...

12.11.2024 4

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5 takeaways from the 2024 exit polls

The dust is settling on the 2024 election after President-elect Trump’s unexpectedly comfortable victory. Now both parties are looking to the...

08.11.2024 5

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Winners and losers from the presidential election

The 2024 presidential election is in the books after a tumultuous campaign culminated in a stunning political comeback for former President Trump....

07.11.2024 10

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Five takeaways as Trump wins White House for a second time

Former President Trump completed an extraordinary comeback early Wednesday morning, becoming the first president to win non-consecutive terms in...

06.11.2024 40

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Where the battleground states stand as Election Day dawns

It’s time. The campaign for the White House is almost over and, on Tuesday, the voters will deliver their verdict. Around 75 million people have...

05.11.2024 30

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So, who’s going to win? — What we know going into the final weekend of the presidential race

The presidential election is coming down to the wire with polls showing a historically close race. Never before have so many states been so close...

02.11.2024 20

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The Memo: Trump garbage-truck stunt seeks to press advantage from Biden’s 'garbage' gaffe

Former President Trump took the wheel of a garbage truck in Wisconsin late Wednesday as he sought to keep the focus on President Biden’s misstep...

31.10.2024 30

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Five takeaways as Kamala Harris take on Trump from Ellipse

Vice President Harris kicked off the final stretch of the election campaign on Tuesday evening with a speech delivered at the Ellipse, within sight...

30.10.2024 30

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The Memo: Trump campaign struggles to contain Puerto Rico October surprise

The Trump campaign is struggling to contain an October surprise of its own making, just one week from Election Day. A racist remark by comedian...

29.10.2024 4

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Ranking the battlegrounds: Where Harris and Trump stand

Vice President Harris and former President Trump are locked in an incredibly close race going into the final full week of the campaign — at least...

26.10.2024 20

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The Memo: What we know, and what we don’t, about early voting numbers

There may be two weeks left before Election Day, but the 2024 election is well underway. Around 18 million Americans had cast their ballots, either...

23.10.2024 4

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The Memo: Trump leans into populism, crudeness and possibly a second term

Former President Trump is leaning into a mix of populism, aggression and outright crudeness in the final stretch of the election campaign — and...

22.10.2024 50

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Polls edge toward Trump: Here's where the swing states stand

Former President Trump is enjoying a small but measurable shot of momentum as the race for the White House enters its closing stretch. Polls have...

19.10.2024 60

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The Memo: Harris heads to Fox, facing threats and opportunities

Vice President Harris faces another critical moment in her campaign Wednesday, when she will sit for an interview with Fox News. The interview will...

16.10.2024 1

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The Memo: Harris heads to Michigan, the epicenter of anger over Israel, Gaza and Lebanon

Vice President Harris is headed to Detroit on Tuesday for the first of several Michigan appearances this week. She will be in Grand Rapids and...

15.10.2024 4

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Trump's chances edge up in presidential race

Vice President Harris has lost some of her mojo in the battle for the White House.  Former President Trump’s chances of a second term are edging...

12.10.2024 3

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The Memo: Hurricane politics scramble final stretch of Trump-Harris race

Two hurricanes in quick succession could scramble a breathtakingly close presidential election in its final weeks. Even as most Americans are...

11.10.2024 6

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The Memo: Harris’s media blitz gets off to uneven start

Vice President Harris is seeking to recapture the momentum in a White House race that appears to be getting ever tighter. But the media blitz that...

09.10.2024 2

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